kittiwakePronunciation: /ˈkɪtɪweɪk/Definition of kittiwake noun a small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs, having a loud call that resembles its name. Genus Rissa, family Laridae: two species, in particular the black-legged Rissa tridactyla of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Origin: early 17th century (originally Scots): imitative of its callkittiwake in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of kittiwake in the US English dictionary
